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IoPP
With profound sadness, IoPP shares news of the passing of Walter Soroka, a packaging industry icon and the founder of IoPP’s Fundamentals of Packaging Technology program. Soroka passed away on Saturday, May 11, in Canada. His family said he recently had been in declining health. A scientist by training, Soroka was a well-known consultant in the Canadian packaging industry, advising businesses and also teaching in the U.S., Canada and China. He authored major packaging textbooks, including the first four editions of IoPP’s Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, as well as IoPP’s Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology. He played a central role in developing IoPP’s in-person Fundamentals course, and he was an IoPP Fundamentals instructor for many years. Soroka joined IoPP in 1984 and became a Certified Packaging Professional Lifetime in 2000 and an Honorary Lifetime member and Fellow in 2002. He will be greatly missed!
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IoPP invites you to join us for our next webinar, “Discovering Intermediate Bulk Containers,” from 10-11 a.m. CST June 11, presented by Christopher Lind, the retired Director of Technology and Regulatory Affairs at Mauser USA LLC. In packaging, Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) are outpacing drums and other packaging in use, posting double-digit growth rates. The IBC space has composite, rigid plastic and steel products that serve almost any chemical. This webinar will introduce the novice to IBCs as well as provide the experienced packaging engineer with important information on the designs.
Register here for the webinar.
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A new industry says many brands are planning to spend significantly more on packaging in coming months. Many critical decisions will need to be made, from strategy to packaging formats to selecting the right materials. Are you up to speed on your packaging knowledge? IoPP’s Fundamentals of Packaging Technology course can provide you with the knowledge you need to make informed packaging decisions, with impact that falls right to the bottom line. Our final in-person classes of 2019 are coming up in June and July!
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Have a group that needs training? Consider our in-house training program. IoPP will send instructors to your place for group instruction. Contact Jim George for details.
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Packaging Gateway
Packaging companies are continually searching for innovative ways to combat the "war on plastic." One radical way to achieve zero waste could be to encourage customers to eat the packaging. Packaging Gateway looks at five edible packaging innovations and asks if they represent the future of packaging or an indigestible fad.
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Reduce the volume of material used, but ensure the integrity of your packaging during the filling, closure, storage and transportation process with Mecmesin’s range of top-load and crush resistance testers.
• Test standard, oversized or irregular PET, metal & cardboard packaging.
• Test ‘axial load strength’ to in-house or international standards.
See our test solutions at www.top-loadtesting.com. 
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Food Navigator
Plastic is used across the food industry to protect food and extend shelf life. However, plastic pollution and single-use plastics are devastating the environment. According to Plastic Oceans International — which advocates to end plastic pollution — a plastic bag has an average "working life" of just 15 minutes, yet approximately 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide per year.
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FoodBev Media
PepsiCo will now be offering Paris consumers two of its brands, Tropicana Orange Juice and Quaker Cruesli Chocolat Noir, in reusable containers, as part of a market trial of its partner, the circular shopping platform Loop, operated by the global recycling organization, Terracycle. The involvement in Loop builds on PepsiCo’s sustainable packaging vision.
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May 21
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Southeastern Chapter's NextPack 2019 at Coca-Cola in Atlanta |
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June 19
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Cincinnati Chapter tour of Rumpke Recycling Center |
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June 21
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Cleveland Chapter Golf Outing Scramble |
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The Chemical Engineer
Adding rubber to bioplastic to make it less brittle has led to the development of a new type of bioplastic that may provide a suitable alternative to petroleum-based plastic for food packaging.
Producing an alternative to petroleum-based plastic for food packaging is challenging as it needs to meet the standards of the food industry.
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Resource
Key stakeholders from across the packaging value chain have written to Environment Secretary Michael Gove and ministers in Scotland and Wales, outlining their priorities for the next stage of delivery of the Resources and Waste Strategy. The letter comes as four consultations launched in the wake of the RWS come to a close: on reforming the U.K. packaging producer responsibility system, consistency in recycling collections, a deposit return system and a plastics packaging tax.
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EnviroPAK Corporation
There are more reasons to use molded fiber packaging now than when it was first introduced over 100 years ago. At the time, it was simply the best method to ensure a product was protected during transit. The same still holds true today, but now companies turn to molded fiber because manufacturing and design methods have improved both its form and function and, perhaps most importantly - molded fiber is the most environmentally sustainable product available. Your customers care about the environment more now than ever before. Molded pulp is better for your package, your supply chain, and our planet.
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Packaging World
Industrial robots are often connected using a wired system, because current conventional wireless speeds cannot support the level of speed needed for large scale cloud computing. A 5G infrastructure that carries more wireless data at much faster speeds could change that. The report says that using robots for packaging applications, particularly secondary packaging, is growing at a fast pace.
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Looking for fast, flexible and fully automated pharmaceutical blister packaging machines that are able to validate the process and track acceptable and non-compliant packages through the process? Vision systems, robots, lot code date, auto-reject, all that and more is available from Starview Packaging Machinery.
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Samsung for Business
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As businesses adopt mobile technology at an unprecedented pace, the need for best-in-class mobile devices, support and services is growing rapidly. Samsung Mobile is committed to supporting businesses' mobile-first initiatives, offering a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise solutions.
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Cleanroom Technology
Nelipak Healthcare Packaging has entered into an agreement of intent with Optel Group to explore commercial opportunities to bring a new seal inspection technology to the medical device market. When it comes to medical devices, the quality of the packaging seal is paramount to maintaining the necessary sterility of the entire product.
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Healthcare Packaging
Many pharmaceutical and device manufacturers know the struggle of printing all the required labeling on small products. It’s the same story for cannabis and infused products. “The big challenge from a design perspective, especially for the pre-rolls or any smaller packaging, is getting all the regulatory copy on the package and still telling your consumer what your product is,” says Karli Warner, Garden Society’s Co-Founder.
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